Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 420 - 222 Preparing for the Wedding

Chapter 420: Chapter 222 Preparing for the Wedding

Nightmare took out a tablet and turned it on, "Fortress has a hostile force in the epidemic zone called the Alliance. Most members of the Alliance were originally Fortress mercenaries. Somehow they got wind of the zombie virus outbreak beforehand, not only did they form the Alliance, but they also began constructing shelters. Their intimate knowledge of Fortress enables them to frequently attack Fortress facilities and personnel, and plunder their resources."

"That’s the version according to Fortress," Nightmare said. "Another version is this: One of the top executives at Fortress strongly opposed a certain biological research program and was consequently ousted from the board of directors. Using his own wealth and connections, he formed the Alliance. Their aim was to establish a permanent and reliable shelter in the epidemic zone, to save more people. They target Fortress because they know Fortress left behind a large amount of supplies in the epidemic zone, and they blame Fortress for the zombie virus, as part of the ’Cleanser Plan,’ seeking vengeance on behalf of humanity."

"Cleanser Plan?" Maya showed interest in the background of the game.

"For example, at the beginning of the 21st century AIDS was fatal for ordinary people, but just a chronic disease for the rich," Nightmare explained. "The Cleanser Plan was designed to eliminate the inferior lower-class individuals. Launch a plague where those with certain assets and achievements could receive medical aid and survive. Those without assets and resources would be wiped out. Those who rely on social welfare are labeled as parasites, and the number of parasites is growing, even affecting young people, making the culture of ’lying flat’ become the mainstream. To change this situation, it’s essential to eliminate the parasites."

"The Cleanser Plan was just a concept envisioned by a director; I don’t know if it was ever implemented," Nightmare said.

Nightmare pointed to several dozen flashing points on the tablet’s map, "These are the locations of Alliance shelters confirmed by players assisting Fortress in the form of missions. The nearest Alliance shelter to the Sawmill is at the Shuixi train station in Left County. Based on information provided by players and Fortress drone reconnaissance, it’s estimated that there are 5-8 military personnel inside the shelter and roughly another 10-20 ordinary NPCs. My mission is to destroy the shelter."

"All I need to do is get inside the shelter and set up a locator, then Fortress Company can set the depth of the ground drill bomb and launch missiles from drones to destroy the shelter," Nightmare said.

Maya asked, "How do you get inside the shelter?"

"Fight my way in. That’s the only viable method. I need at least one sniper to coordinate with, and it would be best if you command this operation," Nightmare said.

Maya said, "Sounds like you’re on the side of evil."

"Fortress dispatches mercenaries and agents deep into the epidemic zone in search of a way to save humanity, whereas the Alliance sustains itself by attacking Fortress. From that perspective, Fortress is righteous. Even if the Cleanser Plan exists, the virus has already gone beyond what Fortress envisioned. Relying on the Alliance to contain the spread of the virus is not realistic. Better to get rid of the Alliance and let Fortress take free rein; perhaps they could save all of humankind," Nightmare argued.

Lin Wu, who was teaming up with Stone, was ’swimming’ on dry land with Wai nearby, overheard some of the conversation, and couldn’t help but sigh: You guys always say I’m naïve, but you’re the truly naïve ones. NPCs are just 1s and 0s. Like ants at war, do you care which side is just? You’re only concerned about which side can bring you benefits and which victorious side will be most advantageous to you.

If it were real, Lin Wu would certainly consider justice, at least what he perceives as justice. But it’s just a game, filled with NPCs. Their existence is solely to serve players, even lower in status than ants, who at least don’t live for humans. Discussing justice with NPCs is simply too naïve.

Therefore, Maya’s assessment of Lin Wu’s emotional thinking during the first night feast was not entirely correct. Lin Wu never integrated into the homestead; he always saw it as a game, not as life. He thought more about game mechanics. Maya, influenced more easily by the game’s background, stories, and content, is not alone in this. In contrast, people like Lin Wu are rare. One reason is the increasing realism of games; another is living in the game every day.

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Maya didn’t refuse Nightmare’s request, as doing missions together was beneficial for both parties. Currently, Shadow hadn’t had direct frontal conflicts with NPC armed personnel and didn’t know their difficulty and danger, which is why Maya didn’t commit to Nightmare’s request either.

Maya was concerned about picking sides between the Alliance and Fortress; if she didn’t undertake the missions, she’d never know their real situation. Lin Wu also misunderstood Maya. Her concern about choosing sides was not because she only wanted to help the good, but rather she hoped to assist the good. Mainly because aiding a bad faction or killing NPCs from a good faction might lead to some discordant voices at the base.

Take Wai as an example; some see Wai as one of the companions, others as a living tool provided by the system. Lin Wu has always cherished Wai, and the situation has never been disadvantageous to him. Suppose Lin Wu had indeed eaten Wai when short on food, that would almost certainly lead to dissatisfaction from many in Shadow, consequently turning against Lin Wu. Even if they knew that after Wai was eaten, Big Wai would be born.

Some would be indifferent due to their good relationship with Lin Wu or a bias towards his side and would support Lin Wu. The topic of Wai would then become the main subject of dispute at the base. Up to this point, apart from Shana’s first death after joining the base, Shadow had not encountered any sharp conflicts.

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